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Aci Castello, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italyi
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Aci CastelloCommune
Metropolitan City of CataniaMetropolitan City
SicilyAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aci Castello17,588 (2014)
Aci Trezza5,000 (2011)
Vambolieri1,546 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
278930
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:278930:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Aci Castello, Ville métropolitaine de Catane (Province de Catane), Sicile, Italie
German:
Aci Castello, Metropolitanstadt Catania (Provinz Catania), Sizilien, Italien
Italian:
Aci Castello, Città metropolitana di Catania (Provincia di Catania), Sicilia, Italia
Russian:
Ачи-Кастелло, Метрополийный город Катания (Провинция Каиания), Сицилия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
阿奇卡斯泰洛, 卡塔尼亞, 西西里岛, 意大利
Spanish:
Aci Castello, Ciudad metropolitana de Catania (Provincia de Catania), Sicilia, Italia
Arabic:
آتشي كاستيلو, قطانية, صقلية, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Աչի Կաստելո, Սիցիլիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Aci Castello, Sizilia, Italia
Bavarian:
Aci Castello, Metropolitanstod Catania, Sizilien, Italien (Walsch; Belischelant; Balschlònt)
Bulgarian:
Ачи Кастело, Сицилия, Италия
Catalan:
Aci Castello, Catània, Sicília, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italya
Dutch:
Aci Castello, Sicilië, Italië
Esperanto:
Aci Castello, Sicilio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
اسی کستلو, سیسیل, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Aci Castello, Szicília, Olaszország
Japanese:
アーチ・カステッロ, シチリア, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ачи-Кастелло, Сицилия, Италия
Latin:
Acis ad Castellum, Urbs metropolitana Catanensis, Sicilia, Italia
Lithuanian:
Ači Kastelas, Sicilija, Italija
Lombard:
Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italia
Malay:
Aci Castello, Sicily, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italia
Neapolitan:
Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italia
Piedmontese:
Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italia
Polish:
Aci Castello, Katania, Sycylia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Aci Castello, Catânia, Sicília, Itália
Romanian:
Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italia
Serbian:
Ачи Кастело, Сицилија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Aci Castello, Metropolitanski grad Catania, Sicilija, Italija
Sicilian:
Jaci Casteɖɖu, Cità metropulitana di Catania (Pruvincia di Catania), Sicilia, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
اسی کستلو, سیسیل, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Aci Castello, Sicilien, Italien
Tagalog:
Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italya
Tarantino:
Aci Castelle, Sicilia, Itaglie
Turkish:
Aci Castello, Sicilya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Ачі-Кастелло, Катанія, Сицилія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Aci Castello, Italiya
Venetian:
Aci Castello, Siciłia, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Aci Castello, Thành phố đô thị Catania, Sicilia, Ý
Volapük:
Aci Castello, Litaliyän
Waray:
Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italya


Aci Castello (Sicilian: Jaci Casteḍḍu) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, Italy. The city is located 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Catania on the Mediterranean coast. The city is neighbored by Aci Catena, Acireale, Catania, San Gregorio di Catania and Valverde.

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17 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Analcime (TL)
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ 'Chabazite var. Phacolite'
ⓘ Chabazite-K
Formula: (K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Chabazite-Na (TL)
Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Faujasite-Na
Formula: (Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
ⓘ 'Faujasite Subgroup'
Formula: M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Gmelinite Subgroup'
ⓘ Gonnardite
Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Alfonso Frías Forcada CollectionIdentified by Alfonso Frías Forcada: Visual Identification
ⓘ Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Phillipsite-Na (TL)
Formula: (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
Type Locality:
References:
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘGonnardite9.GA.05(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
ⓘMesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘThomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
ⓘAnalcime (TL)9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘPhillipsite-Na (TL)9.GC.10(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
ⓘChabazite-K9.GD.10(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
ⓘChabazite-Na (TL)9.GD.10(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
ⓘFaujasite-Na9.GD.30(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Gmelinite Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Chabazite
var. Phacolite'
-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Faujasite Subgroup'-M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Hⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Hⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Hⓘ Phillipsite-Na(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
Hⓘ Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Oⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Oⓘ Phillipsite-Na(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Naⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Naⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Naⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Naⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Naⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Naⓘ Phillipsite-Na(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Mgⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Mgⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Alⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Alⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Alⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Alⓘ Phillipsite-Na(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
Alⓘ Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Siⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Siⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Siⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Siⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Siⓘ Phillipsite-Na(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Kⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Kⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Kⓘ Phillipsite-Na(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Caⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Caⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Caⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Caⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Caⓘ Phillipsite-Na(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Chabazite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Srⓘ Chabazite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Baⓘ Phillipsite-Na(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O

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